Parasaccharibacter apium, gen. Nov., sp. Nov., Improves Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) resistance to Nosema

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 537-543

  Corby Harris, V ^a,b   Snyder, L ^a   Meador, C A D ^a   Naldo, R ^a   Mott, B ^a   Anderson, K E ^a,b  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; honey bee; Nosema; Parasaccharibacter apium; probiotic

Indexed keywords

ACETOBACTERACEAE; ANIMAL; APICULTURE; BEE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSEMA; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; PROCEDURES; SYMBIOSIS;

ACETOBACTERACEAE; ANIMALS; BEEKEEPING; BEES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; LARVA; NOSEMA; POLLEN; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84964331173     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: 1938291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/tow012     Document Type: Article

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